Monday Night Football

The winless 0-8 Tampa Bay Buccaneers leads the struggling drama-filled Miami Dolphins 15-7 at the half. Offensive Lineman Donald Penn scored a TD on a sneaky pass from Mike Glennon 6 minutes into the game, 2 field goals by kicker Rian Lindell and a safety by the bucks D round out the 15. Miami Scored on a Rishard Matthews 6 yard pass from Ryan Tannehill.

Ryan Tannehill          Mike Glennon
15-20                            7-12
121 yds                         90 yds
1 TD                             1 TD

San Antonio Who?

Two nights ago a little basketball game was being played in South Beach. It was Game 2 of the 2013 finals, and the Miami exploded. Mario Chamlers really helped the Heat out. Also Lebron's monster blocked helped the Heat get enough energy to seal game two. If the Heat play like this every game it will be impossible to stop them. When everone including the bench players perform their best it's gonna be hard to stop them.

Stanley Cup

The hockey world is very excited this weekend for the beginning of the Stanley Cup. Most people are predicting another very impressive series from the Boston Bruins as they are carrying a lot of momentum from a sweep of the also impressive Pittsburgh Penguins. This is what we are also predicting that the Boston Bruins will win in 6 games.

Lions Are Ready

 Have you been thinking about the Detroit Lions. Well we know Reggie Bush has been. Bush thinks that the Lions have enough firepower to win the superbowl this upcoming season. Now there's no question that the Lions have the talent with Calvin Johnson, Mathew Stafford, Reggie Bush and others. We here at LR Sportsblog think the Lions will for sure get a spot in the playoffs as a wild card. How far they go is very questionable because in recent years they just don't have the will power.

Bruins Win in Double OT

     As many people had expected, last night the Bruins were able to pull off yet another win against the Penguins. However, this time the game was much closer than all of the other games that they have played in this close series. Also, both goalies this game stepped up, both saving over 30 quality shots from the opposition. Much like what Boston has done in every game in this series they went up fast, scoring their first goal less than 2 minutes into the first period. But the Pens' striked right back, scoring their first goal shortly following Boston's goal. As the game progressed after this Penguins goal both teams were not able to sneak a goal past either of the goalies. This broke in the second overtime when Patrice Bergeron snuck a goal past Thomas Vokun to win the game.

Heat Win in Game 7

NBA Finals Match up is set, the Spurs will play the Miami Heat in the 2013 NBA Finals. A very big game game by Lebron gave the Heat a game seven win. Lebron had thirty-two points and eight rebounds. There's no question that the Miami Heat really won the game inthe first half. The second quarter more than the first. They outscored the pacers thirty-three to sixteen in only the second quarter. That left the pacers in a pretty big hole to climb out of. Even the pacers could not manage that.

Bruins Win Game 2

     Boston again last night impressed the NHL by once again dominating the Penguins. From the start of the game Pittsburgh was making mistakes all over the ice, which on most of these mistakes Boston was able to capitalize. This was the reason for the sheer dominance of Boston, and if Pittsburgh hopes to stay in the series they're going to have to stop turning over the puck which has resulted in most of Boston's goals.

Tigers Hammer Orioles Saturday Night

The long ball was the Detroit Tigers key to success saturday night. It was a wild half inning in the 4th when Victor Matinez went deep, followed by Jhonny Peralta the next at bat. The Alex Avila went deep right after that. Back-to-back-to-back homers from the tigers 5-6-7 hitters.

The next  batter was Matt Tuiososopo who took a ball of the sholder, which got the Orioles pitcher ejected from the game. It was only a few batter later when the bases were loaded for the Triple Crown Winner Miguel Cabrera. The big fella hit a long bomb like he is used to doing. The Tigers got 3 solo homeruns, followed by a grand slam before the Orioles even got a single out.

Tigers ace Justin Verlander went seven innings only letting up 3 runs, and 8 hits to win his 3rd straight start. Moving him to 8-0 against the Orioles
Final Score:
Detroit Tigers- 10
Baltimore Orioles- 3

W-
Justin Verlander (7-4)
L-
Jason Hammel (7-3)

Pacers Force Game 7

Paul George and the Indiana Pacers pulled off another staggering win on Saturday night. Now the pacers have all the momentum to pull off a stunning playoff upset. The pacers arent the only thing standing in the way of Miami's third straight NBA Championship appearance. The other thing, Chris Bosh and Dewayne Wade.

Roy Hibbert did everything he could to stay alive in game 6. He finished with 24 points and 11 rebounds. He also contested a lot of the Heat's shots. Paul George scored 28 points, had 8 rebounds and 5 assists, and the Pacers held Miami to 36 percent shooting as they punched their ticket back to Miami for Game 7 on Monday night.

The Pacers are one win away from sending themselves back to the NBA Championship, a thing they have one done once before in 2000 as they lost to the Lakers 4-2.

The Heat have been able to control the Pacers "Down Low" surge when Hibbert is  not on the court. But, Hibbert play most 42 minutes on the floor saturday night.

The Heat struggled, meanwhile, starting the game just 3 of 22 from inside the 3-point line. Miami's Big Three, Lebron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh -went just 14 of 40 from the floor. Excluding James, Miami managed only 16 baskets - eight 3s and eight 2s.
Final Score:
Miami Heat- 77
Indiana Pacers- 91

Top Performers

Miami: L. James 29 Pts, 7 Reb, 6 Ast, 2 Stl, 1 Blk
Indiana: P. George 28 Pts, 8 Reb, 5 Ast, 3 Stl

Comeback Complete

     Last night the Blackhawks showed everyone how good the Blackhawks can play when they're playing at their best. Overcoming a 3-1 deficit the Blackhawks just joined a very select group of teams who have done this amazing feat. In my opinion it would be extremely hard to bet against the Blackhawks to win the Eastern Conference and move onto the finals against Pittsburgh or Boston. However, John Quick could pose a problem to this impressive Chicago team, most people believe that he is by far the best goalie in the NHL at the moment.
DET:H Zetterberg (4)

CHI:B Seabrook (1), P Sharp (7)

Michigan Snags Peppers

On this past sunday Number one ranked cornerback decided to join the Michigan Woverines.Jabrill Peppers was the number two prospect of the 2014 class. Peppers is a ultimate playmaker at his high school right. He plays special teams, offense, and defense. This is very early for a prospect of his caliber to commit. There's no question that peppers will help Michigan very much. I assume that that Jabrill will not make a huge difference as an underclassmen. But his junior and senior year he will be useful for the already loaded Michigan Wolverines.

Miami Heat VS. Indiana Pacers

The Indiana Pacers relentlessly attacked the basket, continually won the battle for loose balls, dominated the glass, and once again shut down the Miami Heat.

Pacers' big man Roy Hibbert finished with 23 points and 12 rebounds. Lance Stephenson also added 20 points to the Pacers rage. The Pacers pulled away with a 16-6 run to close out the defending NBA Champions in game 4.

Just like that, the playoff pressure swung back in Miami's direction. The Heat went 1-of-9 in the final 5 minutes of the 4th quarter Tuesday. The Pacers got the croud going early in Indiana after starting with an 11-0 run. They got the heat in foul trouble, including Lebron James fouling out of a playoff game for only the second time in his career.

The pacers starting five believed that this was the only way that they could get back into this best-of-seven series. The pacers will look to take the lead in the series in game 5.
Final Score:
Indiana Pacers- 99
Miami Heat- 92

Top Performers

Miami: L. James 24 Pts, 6 Reb, 5 Ast, 1 Stl, 3 Blk
Indiana: R. Hibbert 23 Pts, 12 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Stl

Blackhawks Take Down the Wings in Game 6

The Chicago Blackhawks extend their season to a game seven back in Chicago. The Hawks scored three goals in the first half of the third period to beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-3 in game 6.

Bryan Bickell had the go-ahead score early in the third and NHL's top-seeded team earned a shot to advance to a game 7 back in Chicago.

The Blackhawks went on an offensive flurry scoring three goals in the third period agianst Jimmy Howard. They needed that cushion because the Wings' Damian Brunner scored a goal with 52 seconds left to bring the Wings within one goal. This lead was just too much for the Red Wings to handle as they made some crutial defensive mistakes.
Final Score:
Chicago Blackhawks- 4
Detroit Red Wings- 3

Goals:
1st Period-
CHI (3:53) Marian Hossa (5) Power Play
DET (18:51) Patrick Eaves (1)
2nd Period-
DET (10:11) Joakim Andersson (1)
3rd Period-
CHI (0:51) Michal Handzus (1)
CHI (5:48) Bryan Bickell (5)
CHI (9:43) Michael Frolik (3)
DET (19:08) Damien Brunner (5)

Duke Wins it All

Coach John Danowski gets drenched after winning his second title in four years. Duke has made it to at least the final four the past four years. Now without question Coach Danowski has had the most successful season in the past decade. Going into the weekend the Blue Devils'goalie Kyle Turri was a big question. But he for sure stood his ground through-out  both games this championship weekend.

Swept

     Last night for just the second time in the history of the NBA, a team was swept in the Western Conference finals. However, this time it was the Memphis Grizzlies. I think that the biggest reason of Memphis' struggles has been some of their key players not stepping up to the plate in key games. Zach Randolph is one of these players, he has struggled throughout the playoffs and this series in particular. This may be in part because of the San Antonio stout defense, not allowing too many easy shots for the normally efficient Grizzlies. Another reason for San Antionio's domination was Tony Parker, stepping up to the plate and showing truly how dominant he can be when utilized properly.
Top Performers:
San Antonio: T. Parker 37 Pts, 4 Reb, 6 Ast
Memphis: Q. Pondexter 22 Pts, 3 Reb, 1 Ast, 2 Stl

Heat Race Past the Pacers

A big game by Udonis Haslem led to an easy Miami Heat win. Haslem scored more points in game three than he did in game one and two combined. He had seventeen in game three and three in game one and two. Lebron only had twenty-two points and Dwanye Wade only had eighteen. Now the Heat scored a franchise record seventy points in the first half. That is a video game like number. If the Heat keep putting numbers up like that it will be hard for anyone to stop them. My precdiction is that the Heat will win out the rest of this series. I think they will win out because they're just too hot right now. I don't think anyone can stop them, even the Spurs in the finals.

Penguins Win Another

Last night the Penguins impressed all of hockey last night scoring a playoff high so far this postseason 7 goals. I think that this really showed how dominant the Penguins are when all of their weapons are playing at their best. If the Penguins in my opinion keep playing like they are, in my opinion they will definitly be in route for a Stanley Cup Birth for the first time since 2009. After some great saves by the Ottowa goalie the Penguins were finally able to get past the Ottowa's defense with a shot by James Neal. Goals also from stars like Crosby, Kunitz and Iginla helped the Pens' get by Ottowa once again. The winner of this series is most likely to face the Bruins next round in the finals of the Eastern Conference.

Miami Takes Game 1

Triple Double Again

Another one of Lebron James' triple doubles sealed the deal for the Heat in Game 1. This match up between the Miami Heat and the Indiana Pacers was everything it was excepeted to be. It was a tough hard fought game all the way through for both teams. Paul George lead the way for the Pacers scoring twenty-seven points. This game went in to overtime so it is extra motivation for the Pacers. In my opinion I think that the Pacers will Game two, Game three, and Game six. I think this because all of Indiana's players are very motivated because of the tough loss. Also I think they wil win game six so they can try to stay alive for the finals. But the Heat will win it in Game seven and will advance to their third straight finals appereance. The top performers for the game are as followed.

Miam: L. James 30 pts, 10 Reb, 10 Ast, 3 Blk
Indiana: P. George 27 pts, 4 Reb, 5 Ast

Detroit Tigers VS. Cleveland Indians

When the Detroit Tigers took on the Cleveland Indians wednesday night, it was a showdown battle of the aces. Justin Verlander took the hill against Ubaldo Himenez. As rain started to pour onto the field, Justin Verlander wasn't about to let the rain delay take away his win.

Verlander returned to the mound after a 62 minute rain delay, to get his 5th win of the season. Cabrera also hit another homerun-maybe the luckiest of this season, as the Detroit Tigers knocked off the top team in the AL Central, being the Cleveland Indians.
Final Score-
Detroit Tigers- 11
Cleveland Indians- 7

Coming off of his Triple Crown Winning season in 2012, Miguel Cabrera is having easily as good of a season in 2013, if not better.

At this point in 2012- Miguel Cabrera was batting .307 with 8 home runs, and 45 runs batted in.
At the same point this year- The Tigers Slugger is batting .347 with 11 long bombs and 52 runs batted in.

Will Miguel Cabrera have the same legendary season that he had last year? Will there be a player who wins the Triple Crown Winner two years in a row? If Cabrera keeps those numbers up, there is certainly a possiblity.

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Memphis Grizzlies vs Oklahoma City Thunder Game 5

Memphis Grizzlies Eliminate OKC Thunder in Game 5

Zach Randolph's Double Double helped the Memphis Grizzlies advance to the western conference final. Randolph had twenty-eight points, fourteen rebounds, two assists, and two steals. There's a lot of sadness in the air in Oklahoma City. Especially because Russell Westbrook was out this post season. The Thunder did have a late run but when Oklahoma City need it the most Kevin Durant couldn't get the last shot in. When OKC was making a late run and they needed a three to tie Durant decided to drive and pull up for a jumper. It was no good and Memphis advanced. The top performers for the game are as followed.

Memphis: Z. Randolph 28 Pts, 14 Reb, 2 Ast, 2 Stl
OKC: R. Jackson 16 Pts, 9 Reb, 5 Ast

Miami Heat VS. Chicago Bulls Game 5

Chicago Bulls VS. Miami Heat Game 5 Highlights:

Knowing that his team needed him at a full 100%, Dwyane Wade retreated to the Miami locker room after the third quarter to get some quick treatment on his aching right knee. When he returned to the game he looked good as new, and he can now rest his knee until the Eastern Conference Finals.

LeBron James scored 23 points, Wade added 18 and had a 45-second sequence that proved crucial, and the Heat clawed back from an 11-point second-half deficit to beat the Chicago Bulls 94-91 on Wednesday night to cap off their series.

Carlos Boozer finished with 26 points and 14 rebounds for the Bulls, who were without their star point guard, Derrick Rose for the 99th straight game, as well as Kirk Hinrich (calf) and Luol Deng (illness). Nate Robinson scored 21 points, Jimmy Butler added 19, and Richard Hamilton scored 15points  for the Bulls, who dropped the final four games of the series.

The Miami Heat will move on to play the winner of the series between the New York Knicks and the Indiana Pacers.
Final Score-
Miami Heat- 94
Chicago Bulls- 91

Top Performers

Chicago: C. Boozer 26 Pts, 14 Reb, 1 Ast, 2 Stl, 1 Blk
Miami: L. James 23 Pts, 7 Reb, 8 Ast, 2 Stl

Blackhawks Dominate

Last night the Blackhawks truly showed why they had earned the number one seed in the west division last night with a win over the hot Red Wings. The Wings looked tired as they were consistently out played, with the Wings giving away the puck 6 times and the Blackhawks only twice. Also, the Blackhawks out shot the Red Wings, getting two times the number of shots on goal.
Top Performers:
Blackhawks: Marian Hossa (4) (Power Play) 
Assists: Jonathan Toews, Patrick Sharp
Red Wings: Damien Brunner (3) 
Assists: Gustav Nyquist, Jonathan Ericsson

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Oklahoma City Thunder vs Memphis Grizzlies Game 4

Last night the Memphis Gtrizzlies topped the Oklahoma City Thunder in over-time. With that win Memphis is up three to one on the defending western conference champions. Top Performers are as followed,

Top Performers

Oklahoma City: K. Durant 27 Pts, 7 Reb, 7 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 Blk
Memphis: M. Gasol 23 Pts, 11 Reb, 6 Blk

San Antonio Spurs VS. Golden State Warriors game 3

Stephen Curry and the Warriors looking to rally after the tough game 2 loss, and they did just that.

Curry scored 22 points to go with six rebounds and four assists on a bum ankle, rallying the Golden State Warriors past the San Antonio Spurs 97-87 in overtime. Jarrett Jack scored 12 points in the 4th quarter and overtime, giving him 61 such points in the postseason, behind only Nate Robinson and Carmelo Anthony. Jack made 5-of-5 shots from the field in overtime.
Final Score-
San Antonio Spurs- 87
Golden State Warriors- 97

Top Performers

San Antonio: M. Ginobili 21 Pts, 4 Reb, 3 Ast, 3 Stl, 2 Blk
Golden State: J. Jack 24 Pts, 7 Reb, 4 Ast, 1 Stl

Pure Dominance

The Heat last night were purely dominant over the Bulls, making up for their game one dissapointment. At one point in the game the Heat were up 50 points over the Bulls, before they put in their bench players. Also surprising, there were a total of 9 technical fouls and also 2 total ejections as the cause of a lot of pushing and shoving. At the end of the day, the Heat performed like they did earlier in their season.
Top Performers:
Chicago: M. Belinelli 13 Pts, 2 Reb, 6 Ast, 1 Stl
Miami: L. James 19 Pts, 5 Reb, 9 Ast, 3 Stl

Bonino's Game Winner

Nick Bonino scored in overtime to take the Ducks to the brink of the second round with a 3-2 win over the Red Wings. Going to overtime for the second game in a row the Red Wings could not come out with the win. This is the third game that has gone into overtime. Now no question both teams are tired but if Detroit doesn't get a win the seires is over. This has been without a doubt one of the most exciting seires this season.

Golden State Warriors VS San Antonio Spurs Game 2

Golden State looked to bounce back after tough game 1 loss in double overtime 109-107.

Golden State was really the team who came out to play, and came out to win in game 2. The young Golden State Warriors team was not willing to go down again in a tough loss. Klay Thompson had a career-high 34 points and 14 rebounds, and Stephen Curry added 22 points for Golden State, which had not won in San Antonio since Feb. 14, 1997. None of the losses was as painful as the one Monday. Tim Duncan scored 23 points and Tony Parker added 20 for San Antonio.

The Warriors blew a 16-point lead with four minutes left in regulation in the series opener and lost 129-127 in double overtime. No NBA team had blown such a big lead with such little time left in a playoff game.

This lead for the Warriors was just too much to handle for the Spurs.
Golden State Warriors- 100
San Antonio Spurs- 91

Top Performers

Golden State: K. Thompson 34 Pts, 14 Reb, 1 Ast, 3 Stl, 1 Blk
San Antonio: T. Duncan 23 Pts, 9 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Blk

Oklahoma City Thunder VS. Houston Rockets Game 4

Houston finally found a way to sneak a game from the Westbrook-less Oklahoma City Thunder in game 4. They finally found the right recipe to stay alive from getting swept in the first round.

Chandler Parsons scored 27 points and Patrick Beverley added 16 points with point guard Jeremy Lin out with a bruised chest muscle. Houston avoided the 4 game sweep. The Rockets led in the fourth quarter of each of the previous two games only to end up losing.

Reggie Jackson drove to the basket as time expired and threw up a shot that he looked to be fouled on the play, missed the shot. Serge Ibaka also had a chance to easily tip in the shot to tie the game up and send it into overtime, but he came up short.
Final Score-
Oklahoma City Thunder- 103
Houston Rockets- 105

Top Performers

Oklahoma City: K. Durant 38 Pts, 8 Reb, 6 Ast, 1 Stl
Houston: C. Parsons 27 Pts, 10 Reb, 8 Ast, 1 Blk

Led by Lopez, Nets alive

Last night in game 5 of the Brooklyn Chicago playoff series Brooklyn hoped to end their 3 game skid with a must-need win against the Bulls to stay alive. However, this would be the Bulls 4th straight win which they haven't done all season. Up only 5 points in the last 2 minutes the Nets finished off their game with a 17-3 run to win the game and push the series to a game 7.

Hawks Even Series

Josh Smith's twenty nine points and eleven rebounds gave the Hawks a win to tie the series at two a piece. Smith's double double helped tremendously. This series could go any way depending on how the teams' stars perform.

                                        Couldn't Finish

The Lakers could not respond to the Spurs' late game runs. San Antonio was too much for the Lakers in the second half. It was a pretty tight game the whole way through, but once the Spurs were going the Lakers could not slow them down. If only Kobe was there. If Kobe Bryant would have been playing I feel the game would have been totally different, for a couple of reasons. One, there would be another scoring threat. The Lakers really needed a player who could get a couple of baskets late in the game. The second reason is their would be less pressure on Dwight. With Kobe out there is much more pressure on Dwight Howard. Next season should be better with Kobe healthy.

Thunder Sneak Past Rockets in Game Two

Thunder blow 15-point lead as they sneak past the Houston Rockets in Game Two.

Rookie, Patrick Beverley, showed a courage to go toe-to-toe with all star Thunder PG, Russel Westbrook.
Russel Westbrook and Kevin Durant both scored 29 points, as the OKC Thunder recovered after dropping their large lead to beat Houston in game two.

Durant hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 2 and half minutes left to play after the Rockets had turned a 15-point deficit, into a four-point lead, and the Thunder didn't relinquish the lead. Durant missed a free throw with 1 second left, but Houston was out of timeouts and couldn't connect on a desperation shot at the final buzzer.
Final Score-
Houston Rockets- 102
Oklahoma City Thunder- 105

Top Performers

Houston: J. Harden 36 Pts, 11 Reb, 6 Ast, 1 Stl
Oklahoma City: K. Durant 29 Pts, 4 Reb, 9 Ast, 1 Blk

Warriors Take Game 2 Over The Nuggets

Stephen Curry, and the Golden State Warriors, send the Denver Nuggets to a rare home loss.

Stephen Curry had 30 points and 13 assists, as the hot Warriors handed the Nuggets their first home loss in more than 3 months.
Rallying around the injured All-Star Forward, David Lee, the Warriors got 26 points from a suprising player, backup point guard, Jarrett Jack.

"They were nocking down their shots" Andre Iguodala said in an understatment.

The third-seeded Nuggets were an NBA-best 38-3 at home during the regular season but needed a last-second shot to beat Golden State by a basket in the opener and extend their franchise-best winning streak to 24 games.

The story was different in Denver for game two though. The Warriors were just too much to handle for the Nuggets in this high scoring contest.

Final Score-
Denver Nuggets- 117
Golden State Warriors- 131

Top Performers

Golden State: S. Curry 30 Pts, 5 Reb, 13 Ast, 3 Stl
Denver: T. Lawson 19 Pts, 1 Reb, 12 Ast, 1 Stl

Final Score-

                                           No Surprise

Two nights ago the Miami Heat gave themselves a 2-0 lead over the Milwaukee Bucks. Now I don't think anyone had a doubt that the seris would not start off like this. But there is some life for the Bucks and their fans. The next  meeting between the two is tonight. Top Performers are as followed.

Milwaukee: M. Dunleavy 16 Pts, 6 Reb, 5 Ast, 2 Stl
Miami: D. Wade 21 Pts, 7 Reb, 3 Ast, 2 Stl

Knicks Take 2-0 Lead

The once-mighty Boston Celtics can seem to stop the rage that the New York Knicks are putting together.


Carmelo Anthony put up 34 points, "Sixth Man of The Year" award winner, JR Smith added 19 points. As the Knicks took a 2-0 lead over the falling Celtics.
The Knicks, who used a 27-4 scoring run over the Celtics into halftime, gave them a little leway to work with into the second half. Thus, leading the Carmelo Anthony and the Knicks to their first 2-0 playoff series lead since the year, 2000. The Knicks will be looking to shut down the Celtics in game three.
Final Score-
Boston Celtics- 71
New York Knicks- 87

Top Performers

Boston: P. Pierce 18 Pts, 6 Reb, 6 Ast, 1 Blk
New York: C. Anthony 34 Pts, 4 Reb, 1 Ast

Wings In Danger of Missing Playoffs

For the first time in 19 years, the Detroit Red Wings are in trouble of missing a playoff bid. This playoff streak is the longest in all of NHL history, and Columbus, Dallas and Minnesota are all fighting to also make the playoffs. A few of these teams are also facing each other in their last three games. These late and very important match ups will make a great and exciting finish ending the regular season.

Clippers VS. Grizzlies. Playoff Game 2

His ability to shoot the basketball in the clutch is one of the reasons why the Los Angeles Clippers brought Chris Paul to town. He came up big with a tenth of a second left in game two Monday night.

Paul's running jumper against Tony Allen gave the Clippers a 93-91 win and a 2-0 series lead over the Grizzlies. "Tony Allen played as good of defense as you can play." Paul said, "I looked up at the clock and thought I better get a shot off."

Both teams had to stay on the court as the referees reviewed the play. They confirmed it was good. There was not enough time for the Grizzlies to inbound the ball and get a shot off, so thats how the game ended.
Final Score-
Memphis Grizzlies- 91
Los Angeles Clippers- 93

Top Performers

Memphis: M. Conley 28 Pts, 3 Reb, 9 Ast, 2 Stl
Los Angeles: C. Paul 24 Pts, 4 Reb, 9 Ast, 1 Stl

                                    Revis Island on the Move

Darrelle Revis finally gets shipped out of New York. The Jets finally agreed on Revis going to Tampa Bay. Revis has said he is very happy about the move. Tampa Bay is also very happy to get the shutdown corner. Coming off major knee surgey Revis vows that the Bucs will make a lot of noise this season.

Lakers Finish Strong

The Lakers last night did much more than what most people expected to do without Kobe, not only making the playoffs but also securing a 7th seed. They took on the the surging Houston Rockets.  Led by Pau Gasol who had 20 points.
Final Score: LA Lakers: 99   Houston Rockets: 95 OT
The Lakers will be taking on the 2 seed, San Antonio Spurs. The Spurs took 2 of 3 games in the regular season, with their start, Kobe Bryant on the court. They will go head to head on Sunday for game one.

Blackhawks win 6 Straight

The Blackhawks have started another impressive streak, although they have already secured a playoff birth recently. This is a clear example of how the blackhawks are refusing to let up heading into the playoffs starting soon.

Pistons give Hope for Next Season

The Pistons win their home finale against Philadelphia 109-101. This win ties the Piston's highest winning streak of four games. Detroit has one game left against the Nets. If they win there is a chance that Detroit won't get into the lottery. If they lose they will be in the lottery. Either way the Pistons have given much hope to their fans for next season.

The Lakers Battle

The battle for 8^th seed in the Western Conference is really heating up and last night the Lakers battled the Trail Blazers.  The Lakers won a close game and they couldn’t have done it without the help from their leading scorer Kobe Bryant. He put up a very impressive 47 points and 5 assists in last night’s match. Although Kobe really put the team on his back, the Lakers need other players to really step up if they want to make the playoffs and also do well in the playoffs. Although they have a one game lead over the Jazz, they still need to perform and come out strong.

Our First NHL Post

This post will be the very first post that this blog has made about the NHL, and this is simply because we do not follow this league as much as others. However, we have made a very large effort to change this by learning and following this league more extensively recently, and we will start to make more posts about it.

Pistons take down the Cavs
Andre Drummond's twenty-nine points give the Pistons a seven point victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers, 111-104. It was a close game the whole way through, but the Pistons' thirty seven fourth quarter points gave them their twenty seventh win of the season. Their next game is Friday against the Bobcats, they will probably win and this will but a good end to the season.

Eighteen days until the start of MLL
Major League Lacrosse starts on Saturday April 27th. The first game will have last year's runner up the Denver Outlaws and, Charlotte Hounds. Charlotte looks to make a playoff run in only their second season in the MLL. The other game that day will have the Chesapeake Bayhawks and The Rochester Rattlers. The Bayhawks are the defending champions and, Rochester will also look to make a playoff run this season. This is starting to look like one of the more exciting seasons in the MLL.

A Strong Finish makes it Three National Championships for the Cardinals.
Louisville's late game run sealed the deal for the Cardinals. Luke Hancock's twenty two points led Louisville to their third national championship in school history. Unforunatly for the Wolverines foul trouble was a big problem last night. Mitch McGary had to sit a little bit at the end of the game because he committed his fourth foul with nine minutes to go. That was a big loss for Michigan when he was on the bench. Also Trey Burke sat almost the whole first half due to 2 early fouls. Freshman, Spike Alberecht carried michigan in the first half going 4 for 4 from behind the ark. This Might have been Trey Burke last time in the maize and blue colors of Michigan.
National Championship-

Louisville: 82
Michigan: 76

Top Performers

Michigan: T. Burke 24 Pts, 4 Reb, 3 Ast, 1 Blk
Louisville: L. Hancock 22 Pts, 1 Reb, 3 Ast, 2 Stl

The Marquette Golden Eagles are in the "Elite Eight" for the first time since 2003, Getting there with a huge double digit win over the Miami Hurricanes. The Golden Eagles were never threatened after taking a big double digit lead into halftime. Marquette ran away with this game in the second half. They held Miami to not very well of a shooting night but Shane Larkin still had 14 points. But Marquette was just too much for the Canes to handle.
Maquette Golden Eagles: 71
Miami Hurricanes: 61

Top Performers

Marquette: J. Wilson 16 Pts, 8 Reb, 2 Ast, 3 Blk

Miami (FL): S. Larkin 14 Pts, 4 Reb, 4 Ast, 1 Stl

Day one of the sweet sixteen was hectic. A heated battle as the Hoosiers from Indiana took on the Syracuse Orange. Syracuse looked too stop Victor Oladipo and Cody Zeller with that solid 2-3 zone that the Orange run. Top seeded Indiana struggled to get the ball inside and also with the three-point shooting. Syracuse, however, was doing it right. Led by Michael Carter-Williams who threw down 24 points and snagged four steals in Syracuse's big win over Indiana.

Syracuse Orange: 61

Indiana Hoosiers: 50

Top Performers

Syracuse: M. Carter-Williams 24 Pts, 6 Reb, 1 Ast, 4 Stl, 1 Blk

Indiana: V. Oladipo 15 Pts, 2 Reb, 3 Stl, 1 Blk

Sweet Sixteen Rankings

1.              Louisville- With a high paced defense that challenges every offensive possession, this team definitely has a chance to go far into the tournament.

2.              Miami- After cruising through the ACC conference bracket, this team also has the potential of getting on a roll. Also, if they can be as consistent on their free throws as they are now, they definitely are a threat in this tournament.

3.              Michigan- After VCU, Michigan proved to everyone that they can withstand a high pressure defense, only turning over the ball 15 times, a season low against VCU’s defense. Also, Michigan proved that others that even if Burke is shut down offensively, the other players can step up and hit tough shots.

4.              Indiana- Barely escaping the second round against a tough Temple team, Indiana showed that they can play a both slow and a fast offense while still maintaining their composure.

5.              Ohio State- With their star point guard Aaron Craft, the Buckeyes have been on a roll and haven’t lost since Feb. 17^th. They prove to everyone that a strong defensive team can also be a threat on the offense.

6.               Duke- After 2 convincing games they proved to everyone why they are a 2^nd seed. With their star shooter Ryan Kelly, they are undefeated in regular season play. He gives them an edge that not a lot of teams can defend against or possess.

7.               Syracuse- The Orange might be the most inconsistent team in college basketball, however when they’re playing well they will challenge any team. In order to have a chance against Indiana they will need to be more dominant on offense.

8.                Michigan State- Michigan State could be the most physical team in college basketball, which will give them an advantage against almost every other team left in the bracket, however for the Spartans to win they are going to have to drive better

9.                Florida- Florida doesn’t win any games within 10 points of another team. This might be the only thing wrong with this strong, high scoring team. People shouldn’t sleep on the Gators though, if their defense can step up and force turnovers, they have a chance of winning it all.

10.                  Kansas- Although the Jayhawks are a number one seed, and did have a nice comeback over North Carolina last weekend, the Tar Heels were able to point out some sore spots in the Jayhawks defense. This may cause a few problems in their tough game coming up against Michigan.

11.                  Oregon- The ducks have shocked everyone by making it to the sweet sixteen but however, this may be the end of the road for the ducks facing a very tough Louisville. If the Ducks’ star Marcus Smart can score as many field goals as he did the last two games, than they might be able to pull of the major upset.

12.                  Wichita State- There is a lot of talk about the Shockers right now after upsetting two teams including a number one seed. However, the Shockers played over their head in that game from the three-point line, knocking off 14 of 28 field goals. We will see how well this team can do against someone who can guard the perimeter more efficiently.

13.                  Arizona- The Wildcats have lived up to their name this year, being another one of the most up and down teams in all of college basketball next to the Orange. Fortunately for them, they found the right time to be hot, winning their last to games, each by at least 10 points. They definitely are a team that can challenge and possibly beat the Buckeyes.

14.                  La Salle- After one more game than anyone else left in the bracket, many are questioning how La Salle pulled off two major upsets back-to-back. They do this by having one of the most difficult defenses to play against, this could help La Salle against a offense based team.

15.                  Marquette- The Golden Eagles somehow were able to pull off two stunning upsets against quality teams. However, if the Golden Eagles go down as many points as they did the last two games against the Hurricanes, than they might not be able to pull off another stunning win.

16.                  Florida Gulf Coast- This team has many questions surrounding it as they stunned two great teams. If they can keep the Gators close throughout the game than they might be able to pull off another upset, and be the first team to make it to the sweet sixteen.